Methylaminomethyl-(3-amino-4-hydroxy-phenyl)-carbinol and salts thereof



UNITED STATES PATENT OF METHYLAMINOMETHYL- (3 AMINO- 4 HY- DROXY-PHENYL) -OARBINOL AND SALTS THEREOF Otto Schnider, Basel, Switzerland, minor to Hofl'mann-La Roche Inc., Nntley, N. 1., a corporation of New Jersey I No Drawing. Application January 8, 1944, Serial FICE No. 517,246. In Switzerland June 24, 1943 4 Claims. (Cl. 260--570i8) Methylaminomethyl (3 amino 4 hydroxyphenyl) -carbinol, its N-acyl derivatives and their salts have proved to be compounds exerting the full action of adrenalin, while being well tolerstance, by catalytic hydrogenation of 3-nitro-4- hydroxy-omega-methyl-benzyl-amino acetophenone in presence of tartaric acidwith palladium and hydrogen) in 3000 parts of water is treated ated and having a marked stability. with 225 parts by weight of d-tartaric acid and The new compounds correspond to the follow- 15 parts by weight of platinum oxide. When viglng ge eral f0rml1l&: orously stirred or shaken, the calculated quantity or hydrogen is taken up in about 2 hours under a gauge pressure of 0.2 atm. The product L 10 is then separated from the platinum and the NHR almost colourless solution concentrated in vacuo R and R represent hydrogen or an acyl radical. to about 550 parts by volume, The solution is In this compound there are 4 groups lending now treated with alcohol until it begins to bethemselves to the formation of salts, i, th 2 come turbid, seed crystals are added and the hydroxyl groups and the 2 amino u prowhole is allowed to-stand for 24 hours. The vided the latter are not substituted by acyl radip acti a ly an i a i y precipitated 1- cals. It will thu be recognised th t b timethylaminomethyl-(3-amino-4-hydroxy-phentuted amino compounds may form salt with a yD-carbinol-tartrate is sucked ofi, for the purreat variety of acids, such as inorganic'acids, D e f mplete purification dissolved in double for instance hydrogen halides, and organic acids, t e ti y o w decolourised t a li such as tartaric acids and others; 1' the 2 hyanimal charcoal and treated with alcohol until droxyl groups, the aromatic hydroxyl group i it becomes turbid. After 24 hours, the now pure particularly capable of forming salts, by substiwhite cryst s ar Su ked oil and riedtuting the hydrogen by metals especially alka1i l methylamlnomethyl.-(3-ammo-4-hy- -meta1s. 25 droxy phenyl) carblnol tartrate melts at 3-amino-4-hydroxy-omega-methy1amino-ace- ISO-151 C. It has arotation of =+3.4 tophenone and its salts are suitable starting matefor 0:5 i ter. he hydrochloride p e ed rials for the manufacture of the said compounds from the tartrate has a rotation of [a] =-35.2 The salts oi. the said 3-amino-4-hydroxy-omegafor 0:1.7 in water. I methylamino-acetophenone are either directl If 3- amino-4-hydroxy omega methyla'mmosubjected to reduction or initially converted into acetophenone-hydr br0mi e is hydro na ed ntheir N- or N,N'-acy1 derivatives in a suitable der otherwise the sameconditions, methylaminomanner and then hydrogenated. In this way, methyl-(3- amino -4- hydroxy-phenyl)-carbinolthe desired salts of the compounds of the above hydrobromide is obtained as an easily waterformula are obtained. If 3-amino-4-hydroxysoluble oil which does not solidify and which has omega-methylamino-acetophenone is reduced in a slight yel ow co o The o ss d ypresence of an optically active acid, e. g., tartaric drobromi e m lts at 235 C. w decomposition. acid, salts of optically active bases can be directly Emmple 2 obtained. By choosing an N,N-diacylated 3- amino-4-hydroxyomega-methylamino-acetophe- A Solutlon of 251 Parts y Welght f 3- none as starting material, N,N-diacyl compounds hydrox'y'omega-methylammo acetopher ione-hyare obtained as a result which are themselves dmbromide in 500 parts of Water V1grm11Y easily watebsoluble and which are no longer stirred. 204 parts by weight of aceticanhydride capable of f r i Salts t acids, but are able are added in one lot, whereupon evolution of heat t d so ith bases occurs immediately. After a short while, crys- T new compound are to be employed as tals begin to separate. The reaction is proceeded m di i al preparations with by continual stirring and terminated when the temperature has dropped to room-tempera- Example 1 ture. The product is sucked off, dissolved in A solution 01. 291 parts by weight of 3-aminolittle warm water and allowed to crystallise. The

4 hydroxy-omega-methylamino-acetophenonelourless 3-acetami 0-4- y yet tartrate of the formula ylamino acetophcnone hydrobromide melts at CBHHONMN tartaric acidzHzo $384613? C. It is rather diflicultly soluble in cold (melting point l82-183 0.; prepared, for in- 303 parts by weight of this salt are shaken in quantity of warm methanol and treated with ether until turbidity sets in. After cooling down, the thick crystal mash is sucked of? and dried. The mcthylaminomethyl (3 acetamino- 4 -hydroxy-phenyl)-carbinol-hydrobromide melts at 187-188 C. It is easily soluble in water and alcohol, difilcultiy soluble in ether and benzene.

Example 3 291 parts by weight of S-amino-d-hydroxy omega-methylarnino-acetophenone-tartrate are dissolved in 600 parts of warm water. After cooling, 306 parts by weight of acetic anhydride are added in one lot while vigorously stirring. The reaction occurs immediately with evolution of heat. The acetylated product soon precipitates. After about 2 hours, the product is well cooled, then filtered by suction and washed with water. The 3-acetamino-4-hydroxy-omegaacetylmethyl-amlno-acetophenone is difidcultly soluble in water and the usual organic solvents. It is easily soluble in hot glacial acetic acid. Therefrom or by recrystallising from aqueous soda or alhalis and precipitation with carbondioxide or acetic acid it can be obtained in a completely colourless state. It melts at 249-250 C.

264 parts by, weight of this compound are dissolved in 2000 parts by volume of a, normal aqueous solution of ammonia while stirring. 20 parts by weight oi. platinum oxide are added to this solution and treated with hydrogen under a gauge pressure of 0.2 atm, at room temperature while shaking. When the calculated quantity of hydrogen has been taken up, the product is separated from the catalyst, weakly acidified with 3 n acetic acid and evaporated to dryness. Ash-up remains which gradually solidifies completely. By suspension with a little water, it is separated from ammonium acetate. The remaining acetylmethylaminomethyl-(B -aceta;mino 4 hydroxyphenyl) -carbinol is dissolved in double the quantity of w water and allowed to crystallise. It melts at 154-155" C. and is easily soluble inwater.

I claim:

1. Methylaminomethyl=( 3 -aminophenyl) -carbinol-hydrobromlde.

2. A substance selected from the group c nsisting of methylaminomethyl-(S-aminm-h oxyphenyl) -carbinol and the salts thereof.

3. Methylaminomethyl-(Zi amino -=hydroxy'- phenyl) -carbinol-tartrate.

4. Methylaminomethyl-(ii inoa -hydroxyphenyl) -carbinol-hydrochloride.

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